by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking.
Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 1,918 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,477 and $22,258 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 175 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. To top this list, a school must have a successful social work program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree social work students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the #1 spot on the list. Camden County College is a medium-sized school located in Blackwood, New Jersey that handed out 37 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. HCCC is a medium-sized school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 34 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 30 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cumberland County College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate. Cumberland County College is a small public school situated in Vineland, New Jersey. It awarded 24 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Passaic County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Passaic County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Paterson, New Jersey that handed out 22 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Sussex County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Newton, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Essex County College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate list. Essex is a medium-sized school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 10 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Ocean County College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in New Jersey for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Toms River, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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